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Ana and Juan think that the Great wall of China was not worth it because many soldiers were separated from there families. Also soldiers were forced to work on the wall from two to five years. Another thing is that China had to give things back to other regions. Finally they had to waste a lot of materials.

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mia poppins

03/04/2014 8:28am

yes but the invaders did not invade.

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paul

06/01/2014 8:00pm

The invaders did invade, or the invaders raid many cities because the China didn't want to trade with them, because they are nomadic people which is the Mongol. The Chinese people feared that the fierce Mongols warriors might pass the border and invade China. The Chinese people tried to get along with the Mongols warriors by giving them silk, but the Chinese people is losing more money.

alex

01/26/2015 1:15pm

true

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lil baby

03/03/2015 12:01pm

The great wall was worth building because it would keep the people safe

your right because many builders have bead making the wall furcing them to make it and china couldnt share with invaders or the what ever there trupe was called or trade.

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kayla

05/05/2015 6:10pm

it really was not doe made lives were lost in building it and soilders suffered from starvation, boredom, weather etc.

mackenzie

05/19/2015 8:25pm

these soldiers were already seperated because they're soldiers.also, they were working to support their families

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Endaiza & Elvis

04/12/2013 2:43pm

We say that building the Great Wall of China was not worth it. Since so many people wanted to trade with China they had to keep making the wall longer for safety. Also because soldiers were force to leave their families and work for 2 to five years with not much food and the temperature would go down to 20 to the low zero’s.

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Nicole and Ahmaad

04/12/2013 2:43pm

We agree that the cost of building the Great Wall of China was not worth the cost. We say this because the soldiers had to sacrifice their lives to build the Great Wall Of China. The soldiers also had to leave their families behind to be able to build the Great Wall of China. That’s why me and my partner say the Great Wall of China is not worth the cost.

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Rena

09/28/2014 2:35pm

I know I'm not in this class (and I'm like a year late so probably no one will see it), but soldiers sacrifice their life for their country ALL THE TIME. Why is this so different?

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Flissy

03/19/2015 7:26pm

It is different because not only did building the Great Wall took away many soldiers' lives, they also killed many peasants and farmers who were forced to go help build the wall. Without the farmers, no one was there to grow the food, so many people died of famine, or hunger. Meanwhile the people who came to build the wall died because of loneliness and boredom and also they had to go through harsh working conditions, especially the people from the Qin dynasty. They had to go through cold weather, since the wall was built in Northern China, harsh and cruel overseers appointed by the emperor, and they had to face the difficulty of leaving their families behind.If they reject the emperor, he would have them either in prison or sentenced to death. The Xiongnu Mongols eventually attacked the Chinese even though the Chinese have been giving the Xiongnu tons of silk as tribute. So what was the point of building the wall if the Chinese are still giving tribute and the Xiongnu still attacked? So yeah, you might say that the Chinese couldn't have known that the Xiongnu will attack. But, as they were building the wall, they still were paying tribute to the Xiongnu, so there was no point of having the wall for protection. As a result of building the wall, many people's lives were lost, and it was a huge waste of time and money. This is why I believe that the benefits of building the Great Wall do not outweigh its costs.

Richard

06/01/2015 12:53am

This is a year late also. But, I had to say something. I stumbled upon this site doing research and I saw your comment by chance. Even though I do agree that soldiers Risk their lives for their country for long periods of time. The soldiers stationed on top of the Great Wall were forced to do the dirty work. They had no ambition or motives unlike the soldiers who do their job by choice.

Alejandra and Jorge

04/12/2013 2:45pm

Jorge and I think that the Great Wall of China was not worth it. We think this because many soldiers were separated from their families. Also the soldiers died tragicly from hunger, sickness, and extreme heat or cold. Also peasants worked to hard and were fed with really little food.

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Gabriel & Elajiah

04/14/2013 9:57pm

We agree that the building of the great wall of China was worth the cost. It was worth it because the wall provided many things like protection from the xiong'nu. Yes, many people did die and were separated from there family but it helped china. The wall protected people on the silk road so many people traded with China because they had protection and would not get killed or robbed. Also many Chinese people traded and got glass ware and ermine fur and they are spreading there culture through out the world. China had a lot of respect for people and people had respect for them. the wall provided many good things and helped China advance, become known, trade and have good protection. That is why we say the great wall of China helped China

How could you know that the people were not being killed or even robbed, the Mongols grew stronger, but when the people who built the great wall were mad at the government the government loss respect of their own people , because of ultimately cost and loss lives. The rebellions were forced to disobeyed their own government and attacked the last emperor of the dynasty , they made their own new dynasty

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breyanna and ivelyn

04/15/2013 10:00am

It was not worth the cost because at 104 B.C.E 80% of people died. Also solders had to leave their families and community to help build the wall. Peasants worked 7 days a week everyday. There were lots of sacrifices with building this wall especially time, money and people.

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Brandon and Jeremy

04/15/2013 10:00am

We believe the benefits do outwiegh the cost because even though many lives were lost, the walls protected the chinese people, merchants, and caravans from the mongols or Xiongu.

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Elvis and Endaiza

04/19/2013 2:10pm

We disagree with you lots of lives were lost and the worst part is the protection of The Great Wall of China wasn't even meant for everyone

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pauline

06/01/2014 8:13pm

The wall was really meant to protect the people who traveled in the silk road to trade things for the rest of the world.

Matthew and Diondre

04/15/2013 10:00am

The cost of the building was worth it. We think so because it helped for protection and trading. Even though many people died, the archers always protected the wall. Since they built the wall they have opened up to many traders. thats why i think it was worth it.

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Kiyanna

04/15/2013 4:42pm

I disagree because many money,time,and lives were lost.

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Endaiza and Elvis

04/19/2013 2:12pm

we defintely agree with u Kiyanne thats what we have been saying

Keila Peralta and Amaris Torres

04/15/2013 10:18am

It wasn’t worth it because people still died. Also China still communicated with the Xiongnu (Mongols) after they finished the wall. Also all of solder’s had to be away from their families for 2 to 5 years.

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Samantha Jones

04/15/2013 10:20am

The Great Wall of China was not worth the cost. The first reason it was not worth the cost is because it is not worth all of the lives lost during the building and the watching of the tower. Thousands of people died watching the tower from very heavy fights against the Mongols, sickness, hunger and extreme heat or cold weather. Either way people would die so it doesn’t matter if you build the wall or not. Another reason the wall was not worth it was all of the money. The Chinese could of used all of the money for the wall on finding cures for different sicknesses or making the village a better place. I believe the wall was not worth the benefits or the cost.

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Kiyanna

04/15/2013 4:57pm

I agree with you because many lives, money, and time was wasted during that time period.

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Kiyanna

04/15/2013 10:21am

I think the cost didn't outweigh the benefits because many lives were lost during that time and if the wall wasn't there the mongols would have killed many people.

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Michael and Christian

04/16/2013 11:54am

Me and Christian think that building the great wall was not worth the cost, because they kept buliding it bigger every day. So that means that soliders have to leave their families and have to go defend the carvants. They died cause of the weather, sickness, and fighting the mongols. This also involved the peasants.It was mostly for the rich people. This is why the wall was not worth the cost.

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freddy and tinu

04/16/2013 11:57am

The Great Wall of China did benefit the cost because it kept the Mongolians out of Chinese Emperor Territory. It also increased trading by protecting traders and more traders coming from other countries made the Chinese people get exports. It also was a war defense because it had catapults, archers and Chinese soldiers. This is why The Great Wall of China did benefit the costs.

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Abdul Massaquoi and Chelsea nunez

04/16/2013 11:57am

Chelsea and I think building the great wall of China is not worth it because most of the soliders died of sickness, harsh weather, and small food. Another reason why is the emporor had to spend a lot of money on the workers, guards, soliders. That is what Abdul and Chelsea think about the great wall of china.

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Keanu and Micheal

04/16/2013 12:18pm

The great wall of china DID outweigh its cost. Building it was worth it because the wall protects China betwwen the Monglols. Although many lives were lost during the construction it had protected more people than it had killed the people. If there was no wall there would be wars and more people would die and the population would decrease.

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Yarimar

04/19/2013 2:40pm

The great wall of china was not woth the cost becuase it took away of many soldiers lives and they were forced to leave they're familes. Another reason is that the great wall wasn't that big so the mongolians can get through.

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dylanyonna clark

04/23/2013 9:54am

i say the Great Wall of China is such a fascinating thing to see, but honestly I don’t think it was worth the time. so much people died from hunger, they died from battle, and they died from too much work. the tibutes the han gave to the xiongnu was outragious. plus the mongols were still coming anyway.

I think it wasnt worth the cosrt because many soldiers died and had to leave their families.Life is more important than building the Great wall in my opinion! :)

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shylo young

02/25/2015 8:37pm

The great wall was it worth the time and effort?

So you think the great wall is so great huh? I am here to tell you the beifits and the cost that china had while building this amazing piece of art.

The great wall was a good thing in my opinion I mean there are some things they should have done differently like they should have had people volenter not just choose slaves and hard working laborers, they at least should have had people who were skilled artisans. We agree that the cost of building the Great Wall of China was worth the cost. We say this because the soldiers had to sacrifice their lives to build the Great Wall Of China. The soldiers also had to leave their families behind to be able to build the Great Wall of China but it was a major sucsess in the long run

the great wall was a shield to keep the xongui outWe agree that the building of the great wall of China was worth the cost. It was worth it because the wall provided many things like protection from the xiong'nu. Yes, many people did die and were separated from there family but it helped china. The wall protected people on the silk road so many people traded with China because they had protection and would not get killed or robbed. Also many Chinese people traded and got glass ware and ermine fur and they are spreading there culture through out the world. China had a lot of respect for people and people had respect for them. the wall provided many good things and helped China advance, become known, trade and have good protection. That is why we say the great wall of China helped China

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Better than you

03/24/2015 3:04pm

The Great Wall of china was not worth it because it was too expensive, it was the fall of the Ming dynasty, it was the fallof China, it caused many rebels, many people died during the construction, and it was not needed or used after the Ming dynasty.

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Nhixie

03/26/2015 10:12pm

The great wall is it not worth it because many people died and they have to separated their families two to five years and its is not fair beca

the great wall of china is not worth the costs because too much money all the lives gone and people were taken from their homes imagine being taken away from your home

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Brittany

05/05/2015 7:56pm

The benefits didn't outweigh the cost of building the Great Wall Of China. Many people died building this wall. Building this wall took over 2,000 years. The Great Wall Of China may be one of the seven wonders of the world, but it cost many lives, and tons of money ask me for more detail if needed. :)